Things to do this weekend

A sampling of what's happening in the greater Canandaigua/Rochester area

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Posted Nov. 2, 2012 at 12:01 AM
Updated Nov 2, 2012 at 2:18 AM

Posted Nov. 2, 2012 at 12:01 AM
Updated Nov 2, 2012 at 2:18 AM

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1 — ‘ODD’ MEN OUT

“The Odd Couple,” Neil Simon’s famous play about a pair of mismatched roommates — fastidious Felix (portrayed by Patrick Fegley) and confirmed slob Oscar (Steve Mitchell) — comes to the Pat Collins Black Box Theater stage at the Geneva Community Center this weekend, presented by the Geneva Theatre Guild.

Other local performers in the cast include John King, Dan Papperman, Jordan Youngmann, Joshua Mansman, Shannon Savard and Ana Schavoir.

Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Nov. 2-3 and 9-10; and at 2 p.m. Sundays, Nov. 4 and 11, with tickets selling for $12 general admission ($10 for students and seniors), at the community center at 160 Carter Road, Geneva. The Nov. 2 show will be preceded by a 6 p.m. Opening Night Gala for $25 (gala and show) sponsored and catered by local businesses, to benefit the Geneva Community Center and the Boys & Girls Club of Geneva.

Tickets are available at Area Records and The UPS Store, both in Geneva, or at the door. They’re also available at gtglive.org

2 — ALSO ON STAGE

A roundup of area theater offerings this weekend:

• Geva Theatre Center (75 Woodbury Blvd., Rochester) presents “Freud’s Last Session,” about an intense conversation between psychiatrist Sigmund Freud and author C.S. Lewis about many a matter — up to and including the meaning of life and existence of God — on the eve of England’s entry into World War II. Skip Greer directs. The play runs through Nov. 11; this weekend’s shows are at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2; 4 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3; and 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4. Details: www.gevatheatre.org

• The Shakespeare Players of Rochester, a program of the Rochester Community Players, present “The Tempest” through Nov. 10 at the Multi-use Community Cultural Center (142 Atlantic Ave., Rochester). Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, plans to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place using illusion and skillful manipulation — in a production that utilizes “steampunk” elements in its design to add to the fantastical vision. This weekend’s performances are at 8 p.m. Friday through Saturday, Nov. 2-3, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4. Details: muccc.org

• Downstairs Cabaret Theatre hosts “Motherhood the Musical” (from the producers of “Menopause the Musical”) through Nov. 18 at DCT’s 3450 Winton Place venue in Brighton. It’s a hysterical and poignant look at being a mom at any age. Performances are 7 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays, 5 and 8:30 p.m. Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. Details: www.DownstairsCabaret.com

Have a story to tell? Beginning writers and seasoned authors alike are invited to share their work when the Writers Group meets at Wood Library from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, Nov. 2. Share your poetry, short stories or novels in progress. There’s no charge to take part.

Ron Spigelman will be the guest conductor when the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra presents “Over the Rainbow: Celebrating the Music of Harold Arlen” at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, and 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre on Gibbs St. in Rochester.

Tickets (ranging from $15 to $82) are available at the box office at (585) 454-2100; in person at 433 E. Main St., Rochester; online at www.rpo.org; or at any Rochester-area Wegmans.

Also this weekend in the RPO orbit, the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra will play its first concert of the season, at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, in the Performance Hall at Hochstein, 50 N. Plymouth Ave., Rochester. The concert will feature selections by Copland, Goossens, Gershwin, Brahms and Britten. Tickets $10 adults, $5 students/seniors) are available at www.rpo.org, (585) 454-2100, (585) 454-7311 Ext. 224, or at the door.